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COME ON BLACKFIN.
ALRIGHT BLAIR LET'S A PUT THAT FLY IN THERE AND JUST MAKE SURE NOT TO MOVE IT
AT ALL.
(LAUGHS) ALRIGHT GUYS I'M GONNA TRY MY FIRST TIME BLACKFIN ON A FLY WE'RE GONNA
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
JUST DON'T MOVE IT.
DON'T MOVE IT? OH MAN, OH MAN I JUST KINDA FEEL IT COMIN' I NEED TO GET WET?
YEP GET IT A LITTLE WET. OH-HO THAT WAS HIM. THERE HE COMES.
YEP THERE HE IS.
ALRIGHT.
THAT WAS A BLACKIE. OK MY FIRST BLACKFIN ON THE FLY OH WELL WE'LL BE BACK IN ABOUT
A HALF AN HOUR YA'ALL STAY TUNED I MIGHT HAVE HIM ABOUT TEN FOOT CLOSER (LAUGHS) WELL CHRIS
YA HAVE A FIRST FOR ME HERE.
JUST GOTTA FINISH HIM OFF NOW.
I'M GONNA DO MY BEST. FINALLY BACK ON THE FLY LINE HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY USUALLY
TAKE YOU BACK DOWN TO THE BACKING?
YOU CAN EXPECT THREE OR FOUR AT LEAST.
OH YEAH. (LAUGHS).
GET A LITTLE BIGGER ONE AND IT MIGHT BE A FEW MORE.
(GRUNTS). OH COMIN' UP. WHAT'S THE AVERAGE FIGHT TIME ON A FLY ROD FOR THESE?
UM I THINK IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT LESS SOMETIMES 'CAUSE THEY'RE DRAGGIN' AROUND
ALL THAT EXTRA WATER TENSION.
YEAH.
WITH THAT THICK FLY LINE, LIKE FIFTEEN MINUTES TWENTY MINUTES.
WELL AFTER A DOZEN BONITAS AND FOUR OR FIVE BLACKFIN THAT'S ABOUT ALL YA REALLY
WANT ISN'T IT (LAUGHS).
THAT'S IT- IT DEFINITELY GETS LONGER AS THE DAY GOES ON.
HOW LONG CAN YOU STAY ON THESE FISH?
AS LONG AS YOU GOT BAIT MOST OF THE TIME.
AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT CHUM.
THERE'S A LOT A FISH AROUND THESE BOATS MAN THERE COULD BE TWO OR THREE HUNDRED
FISH UNDER EACH BOAT.
MAN.
BONITAS AND BLACKFIN COMBINED.
OH THERE HE IS UP TOP.
THAT'S A NICE ONE.
THAT'S NOT A BAD ONE. NOW CHRIS I BEEN HERE CATCHIN' BLACKFIN BEFORE THAT WAS
ABOUT FOUTEEN YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE SHOW A GOOD 'OLE TED LUND SET US UP WITH
NICK MALINOFFSKI.
OH YEAH I GOT A PICTURE TO SHOW YOU LATER ACTUALLY.
OH YEAH WE WERE AROUND THE TUG NOT THE TUG BUT THE UH THE SUB WRECK AND A THIS
IS YA KNOW I'VE DONE IT AROUND THE SHRIMP BOATS UP IN CAPE CANAVERAL THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME I'VE DONE THE SHRIMP BOATS HERE.
ALRIGHT.
YA SAY YA LIKE THIS A LITTLE BETTER?
YEAH THIS IS A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT ON HOW THE BLACKFINS ACT SOMETIMES OUT WHEN
WE'RE LIVE BAITIN' THEY SIT BACK A WAYS YA REALLY HAVE TO CHUM A LOT TO GET 'EM CLOSE
THIS THEY'RE GENERALLY RIGHT AT THE TRANSOM.
OH I LOVE THE VISUAL PART OF IT I HOPE YA'ALL CAN SEE THIS BUT IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE NICE CLEAR CRYSTAL CLEAR BLUE WATER BEAUTIFUL BLACKFIN TUNA PLENTY OF BONITA A
SHARK EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE IF YA REALLY WANNA CATCH A SHARK.
WE SAW A TIGER OUT HERE THE LAST COUPLE A DAYS.
OH NO KIDDIN' HUH?
MAYBE HE'LL SHOW UP HE WAS A BIG ONE TOO.
WELL I THINK MISTER BLACKFIN MY FIRST ONE ON THE FLY IS READY TO MEET HIS DEMISE
YA THINK?
I THINK YA WORE HIM OUT PRETTY GOOD BLAIR.
THERE HE IS GOT THAT NICE ORANGE FLY STICKIN' OUT THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD. THAT'S
A NICE ONE TOO, NICE FISH BROTHER.
THAT'LL WORK.
ON THE FLY. OH YEAH.
GOOD JOB BUDDY.
THANK YA MAN MY FIRST BLACKFIN ON THE FLY ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL
FISH, WHOO-WHO-WHO-WHO.
GORGEOUS.
TALK ABOUT A FIGHT THAT WAS A FIGHT AND A HALF.
I THINK SO.
WOW. WELL YA'ALL STAY TUNED WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK WITH SOME MORE ADDICTIVE
FISHING I'M ABOUT WORE OUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE NEXT SPOT AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN
DO BUT I TELL YOU WHAT WE GOT SOME EATS TONIGHT BROTHER (LAUGHS) WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WHOO!